"presumptuous!"
Murong Hong said sternly, "Is this the attitude you should have towards me?"
Su Man stepped back with her right foot and squatted down. "I dare not offend the majesty of heaven, but this incident was indeed not done by me. If the emperor does not believe me, why not ask all the doctors in the palace to examine Shu Guiren and see if she had a miscarriage because of falling into the water?"
This was a test for Murong Hong. Su Man wanted to know if there was anyone available in the Imperial Hospital now.
After all, in his previous life, none of the imperial physicians in the palace could diagnose Guman's illness, which must have been caused by Murong Hong. Without a trusted imperial physician, there would be no peace.
After hearing Su Man's words, Murong Hong obviously hesitated.
He had just ascended the throne and was already busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty. He hadn't had time to replace the imperial doctors with his own. If any of them were to be tactless...
However, Murong Hong had come this far, so he naturally wouldn't be stumped by a single question. He evaded the main point and said, "Madam Shu is grieving for her child right now, and you're still making excuses."
He put his hands behind his back and said, "Come on, imprison the Queen in Kunning Palace. No one is allowed to visit her."
Su Man was not surprised by this result. She took the hand of the maid and bowed, "I will take my leave."
It was as if she was not imprisoned, but was just greeting him normally.
Murong Hong found it hard to understand Su Man like this.
However, the chess game he set up was not in the harem but in the front court, and he did not pay too much attention to Su Man.
And based on his understanding of her, she was just an ordinary girl in the boudoir. Although she was a little clever, she was only smart within the house and was not a threat.
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As soon as she walked out of Murong Hong's sight, Su Man sneezed loudly.
The round-faced maid from before anxiously rubbed her arms, "My Lady, how are you?"
This is Guman’s maid, Taoyuan.
She has a chubby round face, which makes people feel close to her at first sight.
With her rubbing Su Man's arms, she felt a lot warmer. She even took off her coat and wanted to put it on Su Man.
Just as Su Man was about to express her gratitude, the woman in dark-patterned clothing beside her said, "Miss Taoyuan, even though you are the Empress's maidservant, you shouldn't be so disrespectful of the rules. How can the Empress wear the clothes of a slave?"
The one who spoke was Aunt Zhao, the head maid of Kunning Palace.
This person was not part of Guman's dowry, but was sent by Murong Hong to serve her and help her with trivial matters in the palace after she entered the palace.
In ancient times, women were still young when they got married. Although Guman was a lady from a wealthy family, she was also somewhat spoiled.
But since Aunt Zhao came, she has been giving all kinds of advice to Guman every day. It seems like she is here to take care of the master instead of serving him.
Considering that she was the old mother who had served Murong Hong and was sent here by Murong Hong himself, Guman was very polite to her, but not too close to her.
It was not until Aunt Zhao personally helped Guman deal with the concubines who had become spoiled by her favor several times that she gained Guman's trust and thought that she treated her sincerely.
Little did she know, she was only making enemies for Guman.
At this moment, Su Man saw that Aunt Zhao was putting on airs again. She did not scold Tao Yuan like Gu Man did before. Instead, she looked at her with a smile, "Aunt is right. We should abide by the rules on weekdays, but I am very cold right now. If I only care about the empty formalities and ignore the master's health, how can I say that?"
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